Paneer Pulav

PANEER

Today while I was juz trying to post this dish for u all, I remembered a news article which I read a couple of months back in The Hindu Businessline. The news was actually a gr8 shock to me as I am a person who loves those delicious palak and paneer. The news article went this way.......

Palak paneer is a northern delicacy that tickles the palates of people across India. But dieticians say tha while it may be a lip smacking dish, it can harm one's digestion,because while spinach is rich in iron, paneer is rich in calcium and the two dont really jell, resulting in the failure in the absorption by the body.... Interesting?????


Panner Pulav

Ingredients
Basmati rice-2 cups
Onion-2
Tomato-3
Paneer-200 gm
Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
Green chilly-2
Red chilly powder-1/2 tspn
Lime juice-2 tbsp

For tempering
Ghee-2 tbsp
Oil-1 tbsp
Cardamom-2
Cloves-2
Cinnamon-2
Cumin seeds-1 tspn


Method

Wash and soak the basmati rice in 3 cups of water. Chop the onions lengthwise, chop the tomatoes finely. cut the panner into medium pieces. In a cooker heat the oil and ghee and add the ingredients given "for tempering". Add onions, turmeric powder,chillies and saute it.

After that add the ginger garlic paste , paneer and saute till the raw smell goes off. Add the tomatoes, chilli powder, lemon juice and saute it for 5 minutes. Now add the soaked rice along with the water, add salt and close the cooker. After one whistle simmer it and switch off the stove after 5 minutes. Open the cooker once the pressure gets released. Delicious yummy panner pulav is now ready to serve.